The Cat's Waltz - Third Encounter


In the Giant Panda Forest



The cat waltzed into the newcomers’ enclosure, then immediately wishing otherwise, as deep-bass shouts, the ringing of porcelain clashing about and the hollow beats of wood mingled to form a sickening overture. 
 
“Stop doing that!”
 
“This is how it is done!”
 
“This is cheating, don’t deny it!”
 
Hunched bodies blocked the cat’s view, but it was easy to visualise the two pandas shuffling mahjong tiles and fighting over bamboo shoots. “Calm down!” Stunned, both pandas whipped around, giving the mistaken cat a glimpse of dishes spread across the table. “What do you want?” they asked brusquely, their eyebrows knit together. Instead of offering me some food, they greet me so rudely! Do they expect something from me? Annoyed, the cat replied, “Nothing much. Just wanted to share my distaste for the otters lazing around with their fifteen pups in that small run-down enclosure!” 

Superiority instantly reigned the pandas’ minds as the cat continued telling his story, realising family planning and hard work seemed to be lacking in the other animals’ dictionary. “That’s...disgusting,” they sneered. Their proud contorted faces were enough for the cat, who considered her mission done.

“Well, goodbye! Have fun keeping those foods for yourselves.” Before the pandas could explain that those were experimental dishes for the party, the cat spun on her paw and headed away. 

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I'm a mega weeb who just wants to share some online novels I've read and maybe translate some of them to english along the way. I do not guarantee the accuracy of my translations.

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